Newspaper-vending machine.



/ C. P. POHL.

EEWSPAPER VENDING MAGBINB. APPLIoATxoH FILED JULY 2, 190e.

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NEWSPAlPR-VENDING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application and July a, laos. seria No. teneva.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES F: Por-1L, a citizen of the United States,residing at Boelie, in the county of Boone and State of Iowa, haveinvented a certain new and useful NewspaperVending Machine, of which thefollowing is a specification.

` The' object of my invention is to provide a cabinet containing a largenumber of compartiments, each designed to receive a news paper ormagazine or other article of merchandise, all of which compartments `areclosed so that the contents the1eof.cannot be removed, and to provide asingle coin-testing and conipartmel1t-releasing device so arranged thatany of the compartments of the cabinet may bemovedto opeiative positionwith relation to the coin-testing and compartment-releasing device sothat an operator may, by inserting a coin therein of proper kind, causethe mechanism to be operated in such a manner that the contents of thedesired compartment may be discharged.

More specifically, it is my object to pro' vide a device of this kind inwhich the articles placed in the various compartments may be sold fordifferent amounts of money, and when any compartment is in positionadjacent to the coin-testing and compartment-releasing device, it may beopened only after the insertion of a proper coin, and further to providemeans of this kind whereby' all of the other compartments of the deviceare retained in their closed or locked positions during the time thatany enlarged, de'tal,

one of the compartments is open.

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combinationof the various parts of the device whereby the objects contemplated areattained as hereinafter more ully set forth, pointed out in my claims,and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 shows aside elevation of the complete device embodying my invention. Fig. 2'hows a horizontal sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. l1. lFig. 3shows an sectional view illustrating a part of the frame of therotatable cabinet and also the mechanism for releasing the door thatcioses the compartments and the mechanism for holding the compartmentsis open, said view being taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 7. Fig. 4, showsan enlarged, detail, sectional, view illustrating a part of the frame ofthe rotatable cabinet and the compartments of the cabinet. Fig. 5 showsan enlarged, detail, sectional viewillustratrtentea me.- e, 190e.

against rotation during the time said door Y.

1 device for releasing the door that closes the ing a part of therotatable cabinet and one of theslide pins carried by the rotatablecabinet and designedvto release the latch-bar of the ,unlocking device.Fig. 6 shows an enlarged, detail, sectional view illustrating themechanism to be actuated by the cointhe movetesting mechanism forcontrolling lment of the levers that permit the unlocking of the cabinetdoor, and-Fig. 7 shows an enlarged, detail, sectional view illustratingthe levers vthat control the movement of the cabinet door and .also thelevers to' be controlled by the coin-testing mechanism, to

show'the arrangement of said sets of levers relative to each other.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, l have used the reference numeri10 to indicate a base or standard upon which a stationary casing 11 ismounted. This casing is provided4 on its front face with a flange 12projecting inwardly from the periphery toward the center a shortdistance. This flange is provided at ope point with arecess 13 forpurposes hereinafter made'.l clear.

`Mounted within the stationary casing, is a rotatable casing 14 havingradial compartments 15 therein, said compartments being open at theirOuter ends.

Arranged in the periphery of the stationary casing is a hinged door 16of a size and shape to cover one only of the said compartments 15.4These parts are so arranged that when the rotatable casing is moved toposition with any one of the compartments there of adjacent to the door16, then the doork may be opened and access had to theinterior of saidcompartment. I also preferably provde a second hinged door 17 in thestationary casing, normally held closed by, a lock 1S. This door may beopened upon removal of the lock 18 for the purpose of {lling thecompartments of the stationary casing.

Adjacent to each ofthe compartments of the rotatable casing is a mountedand provided ywith a head 20.

pin 19 slidiglly n is sol

head normally overlaps the flange 12 so that the pin cannot be pushed inuntil it is in position adjacent to the recess 13, whereupon it maybedepressed. The pins 19 that are adjacent tol all of the compartmentsthat are to be sold for a coin of a certain value; are of such shapethat when depressed they will strike a certain one of a series oflevers;'and the pins that are to be used in connection with compartmentsthe contents of which are to be sold for coins of another value are soshaped that when depressed they will strike another one of said set oflevers. In Fig. 5 of the drawings, the pin 19 is so shaped that it willstrike the first one to the left 'of this set of levers,'and itis readilunderstood that by forming the pins of slig itly different shape, theycould be arranged to strike any one of said set of levers. lVhen any oneof said levers is depressed, then the door 16 may be opened; however,the depression of a pin 19 is not of itself suicient to operate one ofsaid levers, but in addition to the pin 19, a coin actuated mechanismmust also he operated. This coin actuated mechanism of itself forms nopart of my present invention and the details of its construction are notherein shown and described.

I provide a box or casing 21 having three slots 22 in its top, andmounted within the easing 2l isa series of levers 23 pivoled at 2l andeach having a hook 25 at its lower end. These hooks normally-stand inposiiion in engagement with thealower ends of the saine levers that areto be engaged by the pins l), there being one of the levers 23 lor eachof the other levers. By the arrangement just described, the operatormust til-st place a c'oin of proper size and weight in the proper one ofthe slots 22 before the proper one of the levers 23 can be operated torelease from the other levers. u

At the rear of the bon or'casing 21 is a laterally extended casing 26.On the central )ortion of this casing 26 is a bracket 27 upon whichthree levers 2S are pivoted; These levers are engagedby the levers 23before descril'ied atene end and at the other end each is provided withan extension 29 at right-angles projected toward the rotatable cabinet.0n the rear of the rotatable cabinet is a circular flange 30 providedwith notches 3l, there being one notch for each compart ment of thecabinet. lach of the levers 28 is provided with a spring 32 for normallyholding it in position with the end '29 away from the rotary cabinet.

Formed on the part 28 is a plate 33 hav ing three notches 34 therein,-each notch being i'n position where it will be covered by the part 29when the lever is in position with the part 29 at its limit of movementaway from the, part 2G. This plate 33 and the parts'29 are arranged inthe path of the pins 19 and Aas the pms are rotated they will passthrough the notches 34, except when the parts 29 are in positioncovering said notches as shown in Fig. 5. After any one of the parts 29is depressed by a pin 19, then the pin may turn with the rotary cabi-'net through' the corresponding one of the notches 34.

At the lower central portion of the base 10 is a box or compartment 35which extends from one side to the other of the rotary cabinet andinto'which the levers 28 are projected. Mounted within this box 35 is ashaft 36 having fixed to it a segmental plate 37. This plate is providedwith a flange 38 on its periphery which flange extends from the upperportion of the plate to about its central portion as clearly shown inFig. 3.

In place of the flange atthe lower portion of the plate 37 is a springactuated latch ,device comprising a body portion 39 and a head 40, thelatter being-somewhat thicker than the part 39 and being ofsubstantially the same width as the flange 38. This latch is pivoted atLll to the lower corner of the plate 37 and is yieldingly held by aspring 42 to position with its free end out of line with the flange 33.

The notched flange 30 at the rear of the rotary cabinet is so positionedwith relation to the latchdevice 39 that the said flange .30 may freelyrotate relative to said latch device as the flange 30 stands adjacent tothe part 39 of the latch device as clearly lshown in Fig. 4. The plate37, however, cannot be moved downwardly on its pivot until the part 40of the latch device and the vl'lange 38 of the plate 37 are in line withone of the notches 31 of the liange 30. This downward movement of theplate 37 is normally prevented by means of the extension shoulder 43 onthe part 26 which extension shoulder 43 normally engagesv a shoulder 44on the latch device as clearly shown in Fig. 4. yThis obviously preventsdownward move `ment of the plate 37 until the latch device is moved toposition in line with a flange 38. This is accomplished in the operationot' the machine as follows:

'When any one of the pins 19 is pushed to its inwardlimit of movement,then, if the lever 2S corres )onding to said in has first been actuatedy a. coin, the pm may pass through the notch 34 when the cabinet isrotated and said pin will strike upon thel latch device and press itoutwardly to position in line with the flange 38 whereupon it will vbefreed from the shoulder 43 and the plateI 37 may move downwardly.

Fixed to the plate` 37 is a pin 45 so arranged as to normally hold thedoor 1,6 in

its closed position. Obviously, when' the ceases plate 37 is moveddownwardly, the pin ll5 will also move downwardly and permit the door`16 to swing open g' then as soon as the plate 37' is a ain movedupwardly the latch device 40 wi l hoolr on the shoulder 43 and againlock the door 16. 'ln order to actnate the plate 37, l provide a crank46. Fixed to y the shaft 36- at the bottom of the box 35 is a deliverychute 41:7 through which the newspapers may be discharged.

In order to return all of the levers 28 to normal position after theplate 37 has been y moved downwardly, l provide the following mechanism:The numeral i8 indicates a shaft having a crank arm L19 mounted thereonprovided with a rod 50' designed to eneach compartment of the cabinetthe name .or ne paper er magazine or the like which it contains and theprice of' same. The operator first places a com in the proper one ot theslots 23 winch com corresponds y to the amount marked on the compartmentcontaining the article he desires to purchase.

' The coin Will then actuate the proper one of the levers 23 tp releasethe proper one of the levers 28 and when so released from .the lever 23,the `said lever 28 will'havc its hook end 29 Withdrawn toward the plate26. Then the operator grasps the pin 19"adja cent to the ompartmentcontaining the article he desires to purchase andvrotates the cabinetuntil the head of the pin 19 is ad,-

jacent to the nbtch 13. He then forces the pin inwardly so that as therotation is' coutinued the said pin will strike upon the latch device onthe plate 37 and release it from the shoulder 43.' Obviously if the pin19 that is rdepressed by the operator is not one that is adjacent to acompartment that is marked with the same value of the coin that theoperator placed in the machine,

then the 11p-turned end 29 of the lever 28 -Would engage the pin 19 andprevent it from f striking the latch device 39, and obviously,

the machine would fail to open unless the proper coin was previouslyplaced in the machine. However, assuming that the latch device has beenmoved to proper position by the pin 19, then the operator may, byturning the crank 46, move the plate 37 downwardly and open'the door 16to discharge the contents of the compartment. As soon as `this is done,the levers 28 are all 'returned to normal position by the rod 52 andVconnected parts and the device is ready for a second operation,

ln the following claims, l have described the levers 28 with theirextensions 29 as lock-out levers for the reason that their function isto lock the rotary cabinet against movement by engaging the pins 19,unless they have tiret been depressed by the coin actuated levers.

l claim as my invention.

1. ln a device ot the class described, the combination ot a rotatablecabinet containing a number of compartments, a stationary casing havingan opening' therein so arranged that any one ot the compartments may beplaced in alinement with the opening, a door for covering said opening,a number of levers, mechanism for actuating each of said levers, aseries of levers each normally locked by one of the aforesaid levers, apivoted plate, a latch device carried by the pivoted plate, meansconnected with the pivoted plate for closing said door, a series of pinscarried by the rotary cabinet, one" t'or each compartment, said pinsbeing arranged' to engage the said latch device and move it to positiontor permitting the door to open, and said lock-ont. levers being'also soarranged.` that they will prevent the pins from engaging the latchdevice until they are actuated by the first mentioned levers.

2. In a device of the class described, thecornbination of a rotatablecabinet containing a number of compartments, a stationary casing havingan openingtherein so arranged that any one of the compartments may beplaced in alinement with the opening, a door for covering said opening,a number of levers, mechanism for actuating each of said levers, aseries of levers each normally locked by one of the aforesaid levers, apivoted plate, a latch device. carried by the pivoted plate, meansconnected with the pivoted plate for closing said door, a

series of pins carried by the rot-ary cabinet,

one .t'or each compartment, said pins being arranged to engage the saidlatch device and 'move it to position for permitting the door to open,and said lock-out' levers being also so arranged that they will preventthe pins from engaging the latch device until they are actuated by thefirst mentioned levers, and a spring for normally holding the latchdevice in position to prevent the opening of the door. l

3. lnl a device of the class described, the combination oli a rotatablecabinet containing a number of compartments, a stationary casing havingan opening therein' so arranged that any one of the compartments may beplaced in alinement with thefopening, a door'or covering said opening,'number of levers, mechanism for actuating each of said levers, a seriesof levers each normally locked by one of thel aforesaid levers, apivoted plate, a latch device carried by the pivoted plate, meansconnected with the pivoted plate t`or closing said door, a series otpins carried by the rotary cabinet, one for each compartment, said pinsbeing arranged to engage the said latch device and move it to positionfor permitting the door to open, and said lock-out. levers being also soarranged that they will prevent the pins lrom engaging the latch deviceuntil they are actuated by the tirst mentioned levers, a spring t'ornormally holding the latch device in position to prevent the opening ot'I the door, and spring actuated means for auton'iatically returning thelock-ont levers to normal position after the door has been opened. v

et. In a. device ot' the class described, the combination of a rotatablecabinet comprising eon'ipartinents open at. their outer ends, saidcabinet having on one tace an outwardly projecting flange provided withnotches, one notch for each compartment, i stationary casing int-losingthe rotary cabinetI and having a tlange at its front face, provided witha single notch, a door in said casing. a series ot' levers, a series otllockont levers normally engage'l by the at'oresa id levers and releasedonly when the corresponding one. of said levers has been operated, astationary notched plate having a shoulder adjacent to it, saidlock-ont. levers being so arranged as to normally close the notches insaid plate, a pivoted plate provided with a tlange, a latch devicepivoted to the pivot-ed plate in line with the flange thereot', andprovided with a shoulder on one side tobe engaged by the stationaryshoulder, and with a shoulder on the other sidetoengage the rim on therotary cabinet', said latch device beingl capable ot' passing throughthe notches in the rim on the rotary 'abinet, a spring to:h yieldinglyholding the, latch device in position on the stationary shoulder, a pin'carried by the pivoted plate to engage the door ot' the stationarycasing, a series ot pins carried by the rotary cabinet.l one for cachcompartment thereot", some ot said pins being designed when depressed toengage each one ot' the lock-out levers, and said pins-bcing providedwith heads so arranged Athat thc pins cannoty be t'lepressed until theyhave. been moved to position adjacent to the notch in the tlange otl thestationary casing for the jnn'poses stated.

5. ln a device ot the class descril'ied, the combination oft'a rotatablecabinet comprising comjmrtmei'ltsA open at their outer ends, saidcabinet having on one face an outwardly projecting flange provided withnotches, one

notch, for each compartment, a stationary casing inclosing the rotarycabinet and having a fiange at its front face provided With a singlenotch, a door in said casing, a series of levers, a series of lock-outlevers normally engaged by the aforesaid levers and released `only whenthe corresponding one ot' said levers has been operated, a stationarynotched plate havino' a shoulder adjacent to it, said lock-out leversbeing so arranged to normally close the notches in said plate, a pivotedplate provided with a flange, a latch device pivoted to the pivotedplate in line With the flange thereof, and provided with a shoulder onone side to be engaged by the stationary shoulder, and with a shoulderon the other side to engage the rim on the rotary cabinet, said latchdevice being capable of' passing through the notches in therim on therotary cabinet, -a spring for yieldingly holding the latch device inposition on the stationary shoulder, a pin farried by the pivoted plateto engage the door of the statitmary casing, a series of pins carried bythe rotary cabinet, one for each compartment thereof, Sonie of said pinsbeing` designed when depressed to engage each one 01 the lock-outlevers, and said pins being provided with heads so arranged that thepins cannot be depressed until they have been moved to position adjacentto the notch in the fla-nge of the stationary casing for the purposesstated, and a handle applied to the pivoted plate for manually operatingit..

(l. ln a device of the class described, the combination of a rotatablecabinet comprising compartments, open at their outer ends, said cabinethaving on one face an'outwardly projecting flange provided with notches,one

notch for each conipart.ment.,'a stationary casing inclosing the rotarycabinet and having a flange at its tront face providedwith a singlenotch, a. door in said casing,` a series ot levers, a series ot'lock-out levers normally engaged by the aforesaid levers and releasedonly when the corresponding one of said levers has been operated, astationary notched plate having a shoulder adjacent to it, said lock-outlevers being so arranged as to normally close the notches in said plate,a pivoted plate provided with a ange, ya latch device pivoted to thepivoted plate in line with the tlange thereof, and provided with ashoulder on one side to be engaged by the stationary shoulder', and witha shoulder on the other side to engage the rim on the rotary cabinet,said latch device being capable of passing` through the notches in therim on the rotary cabinet, a spring l'nyieldingly holding the latchdevice in position on the stationary shoulder, a pin carried by thepivoted plate to engage the sowas door of the stationary casini, pinscarried by the rotary ca; inet, one for each compartment thereof, someof said pins being designed when depressed to engage each one of thelock-out levers, and said pins beingprovided with heads'so arranged thatthe pins cannot be depressed until they have been moved to positionadjaeent to the notch in the ange of the stationery casing,

a series of a handle applied to'the ivoted plate for 1o manuall operatn1li, an spring actuaed means or norma ly returningl all of the lock-outlevers to normal position.

Des Moines, Iowa, J une 20g 1908.

CHARLES QF; POHL. Witnesses:

. R. .T. DUGKWORTH, C. E. RICE.

